Top Ten Albums Named after One of Their Songs' Lyrics
This list is about albums that were named after one of the lyrics from one of the songs within the album itself. Albums named after a song's title do not count. There are plenty of lists for those albums already.
With that in mind, please feel free to add to the list. If you do, tell me which song the album's title comes from.
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The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
From the song "Brain Damage":
"I'll see you on the dark side of the moon."
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Paul's Boutique - Beastie Boys
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Reign in Blood - Slayer
The last lyric of the final song on this album, "Raining Blood," says, "Now I shall reign in blood!"
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Willy and the Poor Boys - Creedence Clearwater Revival
From the song "Down on the Corner":
"Down on the corner, out in the street. Willy and the Poor Boys are playing, bring a nickel, tap your feet."
It's about a bunch of kids who start a jug band and play music on the street corner for people passing by.
One of my favorite songs from my favorite band.
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Black Holes and Revelations - Muse
From the song "Starlight":
"Our hopes and expectations. Black holes and revelations."
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Amputechture - The Mars Volta
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From a Basement on the Hill - Elliott Smith
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In Rainbows - Radiohead
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XO - Elliott Smith
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Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me - The Cure
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Once - Nightwish
In fairness, the word isn't that uncommon in the songs. However, the song where the album title is most prevalent is definitely the album opener, Dark Chest of Wonders, where the opening words to the song are "Once I had a dream, and this is it."
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Dying is Your Latest Fashion - Escape the Fate
From the song "Situations":
"Higher heels and lipstick napkins, dying is your latest fashion..."
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My Aim Is True - Elvis Costello
The title comes from the chorus in the song "Alison," his first hit.
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Modern Life Is Rubbish - Blur
It comes from a line in "For Tomorrow":
"Modern life, well, it's rubbish." Close enough.
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Hail to the Thief - Radiohead
From the opening track on the album, "2 + 2 = 5":
"All hail to the thief, hail to the thief, but I'm not."
People used the phrase "Hail to the Thief" a lot when George W. Bush was elected president after a controversial recount.
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All that You Can't Leave Behind - U2
The album title comes from the song "Walk On":
"The only baggage you can bring is all that you can't leave behind."
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Nighthawks at the Diner - Tom Waits
The album's title is the opening line to the song "Eggs and Sausage (in a Cadillac with Susan Michelson)."
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! - Devo
The album title comes from the song "Jocko Homo."
The phrase sums up the premise of the band's beliefs: everything in human society, including humanity itself, devolves.
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City of Evil - Avenged Sevenfold
The first verse of the opening track "Beast and the Harlot" mentions "A City of Evil," referencing the song's themes about the fall of Babylon.
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On the Threshold of a Dream - The Moody Blues
From the poem "The Dream":
"Live hand in hand, and together we'll stand on the threshold of a dream."
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Sandinista! - The Clash
The title is sung in the middle of the song "Washington Bullets." It's a reference to the Sandinista National Liberation Front, a socialist revolutionary movement in Nicaragua that overthrew the monarchy and controlled Nicaragua for 11 years.
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A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Pink Floyd
From the song "One Slip":
"A momentary lapse of reason
That binds a life for life."
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The Division Bell - Pink Floyd
From the song "High Hopes":
"The ringing of the division bell had begun."
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A Thousand Suns - Linkin Park
In the song "The Catalyst," one of the lines is "Will we burn inside the fire of a thousand suns?"
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Too-Rye-Ay - Dexy's Midnight Runners
From the lead single and their biggest hit, "Come On Eileen."
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Petals for Armor - Hayley Williams
In the song "Simmer," one of the lyrics says, "Wrap yourself in petals for armor."
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Nevermind - Nirvana
